Premium Members Jon Beattie Posted November 25, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 Ordered one with 2 receivers. Hope to have it soon and going to try and setup a test day at csc or Abel in ny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Twojay Dhillon Posted November 25, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 I'll stick with my Recon for now. Waiting to hear how it holds up after it gets put through the ringer. I was at a prep last week with a DIT buddy, who was on a commercial shoot with one of the beta models. It was on Steadicam and he said it absolutely spanked the performance of my Recon (we both worked on a shoot w/ my old Recon). He said line-of-sight was over 200' and it was dealing with walls very well. Also, he said latency was zero, or next to it... This is the kind of stuff that had/has me excited about this product! If all goes well, I'll def be getting a second unit to just keep with my camera. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Charles Papert Posted November 25, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 Looking forward to hearing everyone's results. One thing to keep in mind is that testing a transmitter is a complicated process. They can all excel in certain situations and suck in others. On really needs to test not just indoors and outdoors but in several variations of both where the topography and ambient RF vary, to get a full picture of performance. I'm going to put my Bolt through an upcoming 14 day location/stage shoot before I make any decisions or announce my findings (unless it's a non-starter...) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Victor Lazaro Posted November 25, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 Impatient to play with the Bolt as well. The prod I work with is getting one. I'll let you know when I try it as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Ryan Brooks Posted November 26, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 Ordered mine as well. Anybody know how long after it is ordered that it actually gets shipped? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Aaron King Posted November 26, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 Ryan, I placed my order last week on the 20th and just received an email from UPS that it will arrive tomorrow. It would have been earlier if not for Thanksgiving. They are getting them out to the early orders quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Ryan Brooks Posted November 26, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 Thanks Aaron. Happy flying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Twojay Dhillon Posted November 29, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 I'm booked through this Sunday but my Bolt arrives tomorrow a.m. and I will be putting it through the wringer and reporting back. *2* 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Michael Maga Posted November 30, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 Just fyi..if anyone has ordered and wants to get a cable made in advance, the power plug that goes into bolt is a Lemo FGG.0B which I believe is the same one Alexa uses for 12v acc power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Twojay Dhillon Posted November 30, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 Just fyi..if anyone has ordered and wants to get a cable made in advance, the power plug that goes into bolt is a Lemo FGG.0B which I believe is the same one Alexa uses for 12v acc power Thanks for the info! Luckily, Teradek ships the BOLT w/ a p-tap connector and an AC plug for the receiver so I'll be able to power it for its initial test, tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Dean Smollar Posted November 30, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 Twojay is going to put it through the ringer, that's for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Kar Wai Ng Posted November 30, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 (edited) Yes, it's a FGG.0B.302.CLAD52, or CLAD42, depending on the diameter of the cable you want to use. I just ordered a bunch of them to make cables for the bolt. Can't confirm pinout yet though; until I get the Bolt in my hands to confirm I'm not soldering anything yet. On the Alexa, that port is 1: GND, 2: +12V, but on a Digital Bartech, which also uses a 2-pin 0B connector, 1 is power, 2 is GND. Edited November 30, 2012 by Kar Wai Ng Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Iain Baird Posted December 1, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 Yes, it's a FGG.0B.302.CLAD52, or CLAD42, depending on the diameter of the cable you want to use. I just ordered a bunch of them to make cables for the bolt. Can't confirm pinout yet though; until I get the Bolt in my hands to confirm I'm not soldering anything yet. On the Alexa, that port is 1: GND, 2: +12V, but on a Digital Bartech, which also uses a 2-pin 0B connector, 1 is power, 2 is GND. In my experiences ARRI has always used FISCHER plugs not LEMO - similar but not compatible with each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Kar Wai Ng Posted December 1, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 The 12V accessory out on the Alexa is a Lemo part. The 24V RS outs are Fischer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Iain Baird Posted December 1, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 The 12V accessory out on the Alexa is a Lemo part. The 24V RS outs are Fischer. Good to know, although I will say that I've never relied on a camera being able to power any of the accessories I own and use. It's a safer bet for me to make sure I can power all of my devices independently of whatever camera I may be using. This way there are no surprises when You and the A.C. both want the same port on the camera (this still happens from time to time with ARRI start/stop from the Preston) I realize that this isn't practical for everyone, nor does every sled have the connections available to power more than the basics but it does make sure no matter what system you are saddled with you're good to go. IB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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